NPSTC Organizations Discuss
The Public Safety Communications
Community
IWCE 2010
Wednesday – March 10, 2010 – 11:00 AM
Moderator – Ralph Haller
Panelists – Harlin McEwen, Kevin McGinnis, Joe Ross
NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve
public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.
Welcome
Ralph Haller
NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve
public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.
NPSTC Mission Statement
NPSTC is a federation of organizations
whose mission is to improve public safety
communications and interoperability
through collaborative leadership.
NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety
communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.
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NPSTC Member Organizations
Member Organizations:
Associate Members:
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American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials
American Radio Relay League
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials –
International
Forestry Conservation Communications Association
International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Association of Emergency Managers
International Association of Fire Chiefs
International Municipal Signal Association
National Association of State Chief Information Officers
National Association of State Emergency Medical
Services Officials
National Association of State Foresters
National Association of State Telecommunications
Directors
National Emergency Number Association
National Sheriffs’ Association
Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group
Telecommunications Industry Association
Liaison Organizations:
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Federal Communications Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Emergency Communications
Office of Interoperability & Compatibility
SAFECOM
U.S. Department of Interior
Department of Justice
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NIJ COMMTECH
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How is NPSTC organized?
NPSTC Governing Board
• Representatives from each of its member organizations
Executive Committee
• The Executive Committee comprises a Chair, Vice Chair, and
the four Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Four Operational Committees
• Interoperability Committee
• Outreach Committee
• Spectrum Management Committee
• Technology Committee
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Our Goals
• Create vision for the future of public safety communications
• Develop common policy perspectives through collaborative
forums of leadership in public safety
• Educate appropriate governmental bodies regarding public safety
communications issues, policies and priorities
• Educate public safety practitioners and leaders on
communications issues
• Influence future technologies, providers and standard making
bodies to ensure public safety interests are appropriately
represented
• Advocate the interests of public safety communications
• Facilitate coordination, dispute resolution and the exchange of
effective practices, tools and information
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National Public Safety Wireless Broadband
Network: 2010 and Counting
Harlin McEwen
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public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.
Chief Harlin R. McEwen
Chief of Police (Ret) City of Ithaca, NY
FBI Deputy Assistant Director (Ret) Washington, DC
Chairman
Communications & Technology Committee
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Public Safety
Spectrum Trust
Chairman
Public Safety Spectrum Trust
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The Proposed Nationwide Public Safety
Wireless Broadband Network
• Public safety has never had any spectrum assigned
for wide area robust data communications until the
allocation of spectrum at 700 MHz. With the FCC
requirement to further narrow current voice channels,
the wireless exchange of robust data in those
channels becomes even more impractical.
• Building a new nationwide Public Safety Wireless
Broadband Network presents an opportunity to bring
commercial technologies to the public safety
community that will allow them access to much
needed and reliable wireless data services.
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The Vision of Public Safety
• Commercial investment and government funding to build out and
maintain the infrastructure
• Public/Private Partnership(s) that will facilitate building a
nationwide shared wireless broadband network
• Network reliability & security greater than currently provided by
commercial carriers
• Public safety access to the latest commercial technologies
• Priority access for public safety
• Coverage greater than currently provided by commercial carriers
• A satellite component that will provide coverage when terrestrial
service is disrupted or not available
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The History
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1995 – FCC and NTIA established the Public Safety Wireless Advisory
Committee (PSWAC).
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9/11/1996 – PSWAC released its final report on the current and future
spectrum needs of public safety.
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1997 – Balanced Budget Act of 1997 directed the FCC to allocate (no
later than Jan 1, 1998) 24 MHz of radio spectrum between 746 and 806
MHz that was to be recovered from TV stations 60-69 as a result of the
implementation of digital television.
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1998 – FCC created the Public Safety National Coordinating Committee
(NCC) to recommend rules for use of the 24 MHz of public safety
spectrum in the 700 MHz band.
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2003 – NCC issued its final report. It recommended that half of the 700
MHz public safety spectrum (12 MHz) be designated for narrowband
voice channels and half be designated for data channels.
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The History (Continued)
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12/20/2006 – FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and
said - “We believe that the time may have come for a significant
departure from the typical public safety allocation model the Commission
has used in the past.”
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04/25/2007 – FCC issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(FNPRM). Several complex band plans involving the entire 700 MHz
band were proposed. It included a proposal to create a single National
Public Safety License for the 12 MHz data portion of the public safety
spectrum.
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06/06/2007 – The Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) was created as
a not-for-profit Corporation. It was formed by the Association of PublicSafety Officials-International (APCO), the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP), the International Association of Fire Chiefs
(IAFC), and the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA). The
intent was to apply for the proposed single national Public Safety
Broadband License (PSBL).
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The Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) is currently governed by a
voting board of fifteen members – one representative from each of
the following organizations:
1. American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
(AASHTO)
2. American Hospital Association (AHA)
3. Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International
(APCO)
4. Forestry Conservation Communications Association (FCCA)
5. International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
6. International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
7. International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
8. International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA)
9. National Assn of State Emergency Medical Services Officials
(NASEMSO)
10. National Assn of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA)
11. National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
12. National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
13. National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP)
14. National Governors Association (NGA)
15. National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)
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The History (Continued)
• 07/31/2007 – FCC issued a Second Report and Order (R&O)
• Released a new 700 MHz Band Plan
• Authorized a Public/Private Partnership to build a nationwide
shared wireless broadband network (SWBN)
• Authorized the Issuance of a single nationwide license to a Public
Safety Broadband Licensee (PSBL)
• Authorized combining the public safety and D Block spectrum
assets to form a shared network
• Required the D Block licensee to build the network to public
safety specifications
• Provided for a Network Sharing Agreement
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New Upper 700 MHz Band Plan - Adopted by FCC on July 31, 2007
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Single Nationwide
Public Safety Broadband License (PSBL)
(Licensed to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust)
Spectrum To Be Auctioned
With Public Safety Requirements
or
Allocated to the Nationwide PSBL
By Congressional Action
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The History (Continued)
11/19/2007 – FCC named the PSST as the nationwide Public Safety Broadband
Licensee (PSBL).
01/24/2008 - 03/18/2008 – 700 MHz Auction #73. Auction raised almost $20 billion.
Only one bid for the D Block spectrum which did not meet the minimum bidding
requirement of $1.33 billion.
12/2008 – After the election of a new President further FCC action was deferred, at
the request of Congressional leaders, until after the new Administration took
office.
2009 – 17 requests for approval for local/regional early build using the Public Safety
spectrum licensed to the PSBL (PSST) Bay Area (CA), Boston (MA), Charlotte
(NC), Chesapeake (VA), Denver Airport-Adams County (CO), State of Hawaii,
State of Iowa, Los Angeles (CA), State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, New
York City, New York State, State of North Dakota, Pembroke Pines (FL), San
Antonio (TX), Seattle (WA), Washington, DC
2009-2010 – Major national public safety organizations advocating for Congressional
action to reallocate the D Block for public safety use and assign it to the Public
Safety Broadband License rather than auction it for commercial use.
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The Increasing Public Safety Mission
Has Required More Spectrum
STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY
SPECTRUM ALLOCATIONS
Allocation
MHz
VHF Low Band (25-50 MHz)
6.3
VHF High Band (150-174 MHz)
3.6
UHF Band (450-470 MHz )
3.7*
800 MHz Band (806-821/851-866 MHz) 3.5
800 MHz Band (821-824/866-869 MHz) 6.0
PSBTBand (764-776/794-806 MHz)24.0**
700 MHz
Proposal
TOTAL
PUBLIC SAFETY..............47.1***
30 MHz
COMMERCIAL
SPECTRUM ALLOCATIONS
Allocation
MHz
Cellular
50
Broadband PCS
120
AWS
90
Broadband Radio Services 190
Lower 700
48
Upper 700
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL.......528
* This does not include 470/512 MHz spectrum used in 11 of the largest US Cities
** Was not available to public safety in many areas of the U.S. until TV
broadcasters were required to move out of the spectrum on June 12, 2009)
*** Public Safety also has 50 MHz of spectrum at 4.9 GHz but this is only
practical for local area networks and hotspots – not for wide area or mobile
networks
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Public safety has chosen Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the preferred
technology for the nationwide network. 4G technologies like LTE are best
suited for bandwidths of greater than 10 MHz. The Public Safety Broadband
License is for 10 MHz of spectrum and the public safety community has
identified the need for the additional 10 MHz of spectrum in the adjacent D
Block to provide the robust data services required by public safety. The
public safety community is unified in this effort and has the support of a
large segment of the communications industry.
Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC)
The FCC has recently proposed the creation of ERIC. As envisioned by the
FCC, ERIC would be housed at the FCC in the Public Safety & Homeland
Security Bureau (PSHSB). The FCC would establish a Public Safety
Advisory Board to serve a central advisory role to ERIC. As proposed, ERIC
would coordinate the interoperability framework of regulations, license
requirements, grant conditions, and technical standards with other entities
(e.g., the Public Safety Broadband Licensee [Public Safety Spectrum Trust],
DHS, NTIA and NIST).
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Several entities, including two major carriers, Sprint Nextel and
T-Mobile, are advocating that the D Block not be allocated for
public safety but instead be auctioned for only commercial
purposes. Verizon Wireless and AT&T are advocating the D
Block be allocated to public safety.
February 25, 2010 - FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
announced that the National Broadband Plan, to be released
March 17, 2010, will include a plan by the FCC to auction the
700 MHz D Block for commercial purposes without the
previously identified public safety requirements.
The new plan would include access by public safety to the entire
700 MHz band for the purposes of roaming and priority access
but no requirements for the D Block winner(s) to partner with the
nationwide Public Safety Broadband Licensee.
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Conclusion
• Public safety needs a nationwide wireless broadband
network that gives public access to modern
technologies. The network needs to be robust,
interoperable, allow nationwide roaming, and be more
reliable and secure than current commercial networks.
• With the recent announcement by the FCC Chairman
of a major change in direction, representatives of the
Public Safety Spectrum Trust and the major national
public safety organizations are engaged in intense
discussions with the Federal Communications
Commission, the White House and Congress to make
sure that the outcome is positive for public safety.
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Future EMS Communication Needs
Kevin McGinnis
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Expert Panel White Paper on Future
EMS Communications Needs
by
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
Kevin McGinnis, MPS, EMT-P
Communications Technology Advisor
National Association of State EMS Officials
National Association of EMS Physicians
National Association of EMTs
National Association of EMS Educators
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Purpose
Utilizing an expert panel format, to present possible
future Emergency Medical Services (EMS) diagnostic
and treatment modalities and their implications for
bandwidth and other communications resources.
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EMS Communications Now
• Narrowband Land Mobile Mission Critical Voice
And Limited Telemetry
– VHF/UHF/700 MHz/800 MHz
• Commercial Voice and Limited Telemetry Services
– Telephone and Cell Services
• Broadband
– 3G Commercial Wireless Data/Municipal WiFi & MESH Systems
(Unlicensed 2.4 GHz)
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Lack Mission Critical Reliability
Lack Public Safety Priority
Lack Patient Security
Lack Wide Area Coverage in Rural Areas
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EMS Needs Improved
Communications Technology
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What We Lack
• Situational Awareness (SA)
– Events
– Resources
• Common Operating Picture (COP)
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First Responders/Ambulance Responders
Rescue/Extrication Responders
Air-Medical Responders
Hospital/Specialty Center Staff
• Rural & Community Paramedicine Communications
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What We Need for SA & COP
• More Than Voice Communications
• Network of Data Bases
– Resource Status
– Events Status
– Adequate Bandwidth to Push/Pull/Park Data:
• Voice
• Other (Complex Biotelemetry, Video, Images)
• GIS-Based User Interfaces
– PDA, MDU, Desktop
– Real-Time Resource/Event Updating
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FREMS
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EMSREMS
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Electronic Health Record
Portable PSCD Type
Platform
Speech Recognition
Input
Wireless Patient Monitoring
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• Other Predicted Technologies
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Stand Off VS Monitoring
IR Crowd Disease Detection
Portable CT (Images)
Portable US (Video & Images)
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• Other Predicted Technologies
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Medical Quality & Other Video (esp. Comm. Para.)
Multi-Vital Signs Transmission
Multiple Patient Monitoring (MCI)
Multiple Responder VS Monitoring
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Other Predicted Technologies
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Portable In-Building Bi-directional Repeating
Wireless Speech to Text Translation
AACN Data Distribution to Response Units
GIS Based User Interfaces for Resource and Event
Monitoring
• Wireless Vehicle Systems Monitoring
• Wireless Vehicle Equipment and Supply Inventory
Monitoring
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Other Predicted Technologies
• EMS Based Routine Patient Monitoring
• Automated Dispatching Based on Monitored Patients and
Vehicles
• Audio/video/data Interfaces with “I’ve fallen” Systems
• Audio/Video/Image/Data Interfaces with “Just in Time” Training
and Operational/Medical References
• Access to Searchable Patient Records/Images/Data
• Real-Time Vehicle Extrication Hazards Alerting Based on AACN
Including Video/Images as Necessary
• Syndromic Surveillance and Quick Alerting to Specific
Populations
• Physician Mediated Interface Between EMS Dispatch, EMS
Crews and Nurse Call Centers
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EMS Communications – Future
• Narrowband Land Mobile Mission Critical Voice
– VHF/UHF/700 MHz/800 MHz
• Commercial Voice Services
– Telephone and Cell Services
• Broadband
– Nationwide 4G Shared Public Safety/Commercial Wireless
Data Network and Links to Fiber Networks
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Mission Critical Redundancy & Reliability
Public Safety Priority
Patient Security
Wide Area Coverage in Rural Areas via Roaming, Satellite and
Wireless/Fiber Links
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PSWAC Follow-up Working Group:
Assessment of Future Spectrum Technologies
Joe Ross
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Mission
The AFST Working Group was created to update the
Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC)
Report by identifying the public safety user
communications requirements for the
next 10 years (2010-2020)
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Organization Chart
Technology Committee
Chair: Tom Sorley
Vice Chair: Andy Thiessen
PSWAC Follow-up
Assessment of Future Spectrum &
Technologies Working Group
Chair: Joe Ross
Vice Chair: David Mulholland
Spectrum Task Group
Operations Task Group
Chair: David Buchanan
Chair: Boyd Webb
Technical Task Group
Chair: David Buchanan
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Goals
• Identify the public safety user communications
requirements for the next 10 years (2010 - 2020)
• Identify impacts on technology and wireless spectrum
needs in order to meet those user needs
• Deliver a final report by the end of 2010 that identifies
those spectrum and technology needs to help drive
– Policy (spectrum, funding, and other)
– Standards that require development
– Focus the vendor community to meet the long-term needs
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Task Groups
• Operations Task Group
– Develop user needs questionnaire to solicit expected public
safety communications needs for the next 10 years.
– Publish user needs questionnaire results.
• Technical Task Group
– Assess current technology.
– Investigate technologies available over the 2010 – 2020
timeframe.
– Identify future standards development.
• Spectrum Task Group
– Assess current spectrum usage.
– Update spectrum needs models.
– Identify spectrum requirements and potential solutions to
meeting public safety spectrum needs.
• All groups to integrate transition and interoperability
needs in to their findings
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Public Safety Input Needed
• Final report must accurately reflect the spectrum and
communications technology needs of public safety
• Three ways to participate
– Volunteer to directly contribute in the working group
– Respond to the upcoming questionnaire
– Send input to AFSTInput@npstc.org
• Need broad input and expertise
– From each public safety discipline (law enforcement, fire,
EMS, transportation, health, etc.)
– Representing diverse geographies (rural, urban, suburban,
state, etc.)
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How to Contribute
• Sign up to receive questionnaire
• Stop by the NPSTC Booth #3093
• Sign up online – NPSTC Website at
www.npstc.org/volunteersInformationForm.jsp
• Email or call the NPSTC Support Office
– 866-807-4755
– support@npstc.org
• Email input to AFSTInput@npstc.org
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Questions?
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